The Noisy Friarbird seems to be absent from my local area of NW
Chapman/Cooleman Ridge and the S side of the Narrabundah Hill reserve, in fact I
seem to have only one record for December so far.
Is this what other chat line subscribers are experiencing, or is this just
a local phenomenon?
Jack Holland
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Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 11:52 AM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Noisy Friarbird nest at Carwoola (and
another topic)
A
few weeks ago a Noisy Friarbird began acting very strangely around our deck,
causing me to wonder if it was gathering material for nesting. (They
raised 3 chicks here in January this year.) This morning I finally found
the nest, about 5m up in a large Yellow box tree. I am hopeful that I will
be able to see chicks eventually.
It is unlikely the nest will be parasitised by Koels as we get get very few
of them out here but I have this week recorded 5 cuckoo species in my GBS site
(Horsfields and Shining bronze; Pallid, Fan-tailed and Brush.
--
Martin Butterfield
